Luk 8:9-15 | NASB2020 | STEP | Now His disciples began asking Him what this parable meant .

a Luke 8:9-15: Matt 13:10-23; Mark 4:10-20

Luke 8:9-15

9 ^aNow His disciples began asking Him what this parable ^{▼▼Lit was}meant. 10 And He said, “ ^cTo you it has been granted to know the ^{▼▼I.e., secrets}mysteries of the kingdom of God, but to the rest they are told in parables, so that ^{▼▼Or though seeing, they will not
,} ^fwhile seeing they may not see, and ^{▼▼Or though hearing, they will not}while hearing they may not understand.

11 “Now this is the parable: ^hthe seed is the word of God. 12 And those beside the road are the ones who have heard, then the devil comes and takes away the word from their heart, so that they will not believe and be saved. 13 Those on the rocky soil are the ones who, when they hear, receive the word with joy; and yet these do not have a firm root; ^{▼▼Lit who believe}they believe for a while, and in a time of temptation they ^{▼▼I.e., from the faith}fall away. 14 And the seed which fell among the thorns, these are the ones who have heard, and as they go on their way they are choked by worries, riches, and pleasures of this life, and they bring no fruit to maturity. 15 But the seed in the good soil, these are the ones who have heard the word ^{▼▼Or in}with a good and virtuous heart, and hold it firmly, and produce fruit with ^{▼▼Or endurance}perseverance.